We should maintain that if an interpretation of any word in any religion leads to disharmony and does not positively further the welfare of the many, then such an interpretation is to be regarded as wrong; that is, against the will of God, or as the working of Satan or Mara.

Buddhadasa Bikkhu, a Thai Buddhist Monk

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

I'm on night duty with a hundred corpse-like patients, wrecks of humanity...Many have tuberculosis, enterocolitis (constant diarrhea) and huge bed sores...Patients wear just pajama shirts as they can't get the bottoms down fast enough to use commodes.God, where are you?

Lt. June Wandrey,

Nurse, Seventh Army

Caring for Dachau Death Camp Survivors

From: Bedpan Commando: The Story of a Combat Nurse During World War II (Elmore, 1989)

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My name is Herb Swanson, and I live in a rural community in northern Thailand with my wife, Warunee. Over the course of my working career, I have served six different churches as a Presbyterian pastor, was the founding director of the Payap University Archives, and the founding director of the Office of History, Church of Christ in Thailand. In 2016, I finally reached a level of enlightened maturity such as to stop doing all that stuff. Now, I'm a stay at home hubbie who does some writing & reflecting as the spirit moves me.